O Banqueiro Anarquista (1981)
Part of the medium-length films for TV Lisboa Sociedade Anónima, O Banqueiro Anarquista is a fine example of what a fabulous script (by Pessoa), exuberant set design, attentive camera work, and an actor (Santos Manuel) at his most daring and accomplished can achieve. The result is a cynically entertaining film, markedly representative of the First Republic, where for almost an hour the viewer is delighted (and unsettled, of course) by the fallacies of a script to which Santos Manuel gives the weight of a body and a voice, that is, he brings it to life. The Anarchist Banker is a brilliant satire on political discourse, of unfailing intelligence and ferocity.
Director: Eduardo Geada
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João Carlos Gorjão as Waiter |
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Manuel Santos Carvalho as Banker |
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Manuel Marcelino as |
| Directing | Eduardo Geada | Director |
| Writing | Eduardo Geada | Writer |
| Writing | Fernando Pessoa | Writer |
| Editing | Manuela Gorjão | Editor |
| Production | Artur Semedo | Production Manager |
| Art | José Antunes | Set Designer |
| Sound | Carlos Pinto | Sound Editor |
| Art | António Casimiro | Set Designer |
| Camera | Manuel Costa e Silva | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlos Seixas | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | João Carlos Gorjão | Editor |
